Rugby Champs

"We have to play with the enthusiasm of the people" - Mario Ledesma

Argentina have named 13 Jaguares in their starting line-up to face New Zealand in the Rugby Championship.     Mario Ledesma hopes Argentina can use the nation's excitement to their advantage...

Opportunity knocks for World Cup bolters

Sevu Reece is among the Rugby World Cup hopefuls who will look to make their mark in a shortened Rugby Championship.     Just two months before the Rugby World Cup starts in Japan, this...

Huge battle up front and a fast finish? Dissecting of the Springboks and Wallabies line ups

The Springboks and Wallabies face off at Ellis Park for the first time in almost 11 years with the Wallabies going in search of their first win at the iconic stadium since 1963.   Saturday's test...

Meet the rookie loosehead and Fijian powerhouse the Wallabies are unleashing on the Springboks

Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika sprung a few surprises when naming his first Wallabies 23 of the year with James Slipper and Nic White returning to the test fold.   However, the two debutants...

Beast Mtawarira talks World Cup dreams and the Rugby Championship

Springbok coach Matt Proudfoot ahead of the Rugby Championships opening game

Jesse Kriel ahead of the Rugby Championship opener against the Wallabies

The greatest test ever played? Looking back at the 2000 Bledisloe Cup Sydney test

On this day, 15 July, in 2000 a world record crowd of 109,874 attended Stadium Australia in Sydney to witness what has been dubbed as the greatest test ever played.   A gripping affair...

Monday Morning Round Up

Fiji stun Maori All Blacks     A 62 year record was crushed in Suva as Fiji earned a comprehensive win over the Maori All Blacks. In true Fijian style they showed incredible hands and spatial...

Predicting the first All Black 23 of 2019

All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has revealed that openside flanker Sam Cane will lead the World Champions in their opening Rugby Championship encounter against Argentina on July 20.   Regular...